Bucket List

So I was looking at the list this evening and thinking that some of these may perhaps be goals I 'think' I should be aspiring to, and not necessarily ones that would give me the greatest happiness. So I've taken a few out, and I'm going to think about whether they should be on my list at all.

The list:
  • Become fluent in Mandarin - China trip 2011/2012 here I come
  • Learn to play an instrument - at the moment I'm thinking violin/piano
  • Learn to ride a horse during a farm stay at Yarramba
  • Own my own horse
  • Earn a blackbelt in some martial art  - I don't think Tae Kwon Do or Karate are for me
  • Join a choir
  • Learn to shoot a rifle
  • Learn to use a sword (kendo, epee, or other light sword)
  • Be able to hit a target with a bow and arrow
  • Learn to use my DLSR camera 
  • Become bendy and good at Yoga
  • Be more open to the spiritual through learning
  • Make a military diorama with M.
  • Take cooking lessons in Chocolate Making & Bread Making.
  • Ride in a hot air balloon
  • Mush a dog sled
  • Go on a fabulous train ride (overseas)
  • Collect Franz teacups
  • Plant a herb garden (that doesn't die and comprises more than 10 different plants)
  • Read every book on the BBC top 100
  • Visit every state (and territory) in Australia - Need to get to Tassie and NT for good measure.
  • Spend a Christmas in Germany
  • See the Northern Lights (preferable somewhere Nordic as opposed to Alaska)
  • See cherry blossom season in Japan
  • Get in touch with my ancestry in the UK
  • Extensive China discovery
  • Escape the 9 - 5 working life and find a part-time job to support myself.
  • Then work to earn money independently so I can work from home and be there for my kids.
  • Get married
  • Have 1+ children
  • Make a difference in at least one person’s life though mircofinance, etc.
  • Donate blood
  • Donate clothes I no longer use and stuff I no longer need
  • Put things into circulation so others can enjoy
  • Become financially literate
  • Create a financial strategy
  • Invest in the stock market
  • Create enough passive income so I don’t have to work another day in my life
  • Have enough income so I don't have to live off can food in my twilight years
  • Renovate a house to some degree